Guitarist Jimmy Smyth
Change.
We can believe in.
Musician Jimmy Smyth, legendary guitarist/singer with The Bogey Boys, who announced his intention to run for President of Ireland last week, is thiiis close to reaching his petition goal and is confident of persuading four county councils to endorse his campaign.
Jimmy says:
My main platforms are The Arts and the Homeless Crisis, Corruption and non transparency in general. I pretty much have a different rant daily. This administration has rich pickings...
In fairness.
Also: Can Miggldy do this?
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Never mind him – how about real change:
Maria Steen for President of Ireland
https://www.change.org/p/the-irish-people-maria-steen-for-president-of-ireland
I’ve a hopeful suspicion that maria steen would be concupiscence itself behind closed doors
and on that basis, ive a small crush on her
Yup, I totally agree.
She is a total concupiscientist.
“His petition goal” means what exactly? What happens when he meets the goal?
It means I have a ‘mandate’ to go to the county councils to make my case for their nomination of me as a Candidate.
Simply that.
1,500 signatures is very few in election terms. You are going to need 1,500,000+ votes to become president.
I know.
No better man for the job.
Who?
Jimmy Smyth.
Today I heard that the finances in the aras are under scrutiny
But they do not want to start an investigation at the time of an election
Somewhat is going on?
If finances are being abused I think the taxpayer must be protected not reputations
What a corrupt little country we live in which is now more corrupt than with haughey at the helm
*If* there are problems with the Aras i doubt they are related to the President. His staff *may* be overly generous in booking hotels, for example. But if that is the case it is the office rather than the incumbent. So leaving an investigation until after the election is the correct thing to do. IMO
the correct thing to do is to investigate it before the election.
He chooses the accommodation, the staff book it. €3000 per night, for a three night stay in Switzerland? That’s extracting the urine
Really? You think the President sits there on TripAdvisor looking at the various hotels?
Your think he should have stayed in the local Maldon?
Would ya get the púc
Shur’ I wouldn’t do that
Think.
A rumour Starts in the usual main stream blow holes
Public accounts committee MIGHT look into Áras expenditure
Heeemmm what PR shyster might have triggered that hape of oul’ guff
Christ;
The Paddies will ate an’ting put in front ov’em
For GooGoo btw
Anyone who want’s to run for President should be facilitated. It should be upto the electorate to accept and reject candidates, not quangos and vested interests.
except for gavin duffy, surely
You would end up with hundreds of cranks running (along with some no doubt very good genuine minority candidates).
We’ve ALREADY ended up with “hundreds of cranks running” the Country.
I would agree if there is some minimum threshold. Say 50,000 signatures.
Anyone … so long as they are over 35.
Shocking age discrimination.
It’s fine. It is to reduce the pension payments.
Forgot about the ageism. I was going to throw my hat in the ring and get BS to back me in my campaign. I was even working on a hashtag and a meme…. #vainpursuits
“My main platforms are The Arts and the Homeless Crisis, Corruption and non transparency in general. I pretty much have a different rant daily. This administration has rich pickings…”
– by ‘this administration’ is he referring to Miggeldy, or to the government? Something tells that me that the proposed candidate might be overestimating the powers of the President; aside from referring a bill related to one of the issues above to the Supreme Court if he feels it might be unconstitutional, his power in shaping policy in any of these areas is very limited indeed.
What Rob said
No. I understand that the President has limited powers. IN OFFICE.
My intention, as a citizen of this republic, is to get to the ‘Candidate’ stage so as I have a forum to debate with the other contenders, and highlight – without fear or favour – what is wrong with my country and make some suggestions. Also to question why certain candidates are ‘running’ in any case. Social Media is just not a strong enough platform to do this effectively. I will (hopefully) be the only Candidate who is neither Part Affiliated or filthy rich. So can say what I want.
Fair enough – good luck with it Jimmy, I hope you manage to get the nomination :)
All these pretenders are wasting their time. MDH will win the election.
This is true, but i am glad that a few other candidates are running.
Same here
It’s about the campaign
Ha!
A bit like the comments section here
And where ever too, I suppose.
This is where the action is
This is where the real debate rolls
This where democracy is tested, measured and proved
I dunno why some ah’ the grander columnists crib about this spot tbh
But shur’
That’s them
Definitely not me
Anyway Jimmy
G’ luck wi’it
Get yerself on da’ ballot
And I’ll do me best to make sure you’ll out poll the FGFF implant
He looks a bit like Gary Glitter.
Jesus Christ. REALLY??!?
It’s probably the glasses, the tache and the beard, shrouded in darkness. Maybe I’ll give Specsavers a bell!
I’m with Miggeldy all the way.
IMO, a champion for social justice.
But if Jimmy wants to run a campaign and sticks the boot into FGFF over the environment/homelessness/health I may find myself very appreciative of the noise he makes.
Zero interest in egomaniac dragons offa de telly.